“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out,” wrote Oliver Wendall Holmes.
Here’s the truth: We think we have time.
We think we’ll get around to it.
Next month.
Next year.
When the kids are older.
When work slows down.
When the stars align.
But time doesn’t stop; and life doesn’t.
That book you’ve been wanting to write.
The adventure you’ve dreamed about.
The business idea you’ve been sitting on.
The painting, the song, the story.
All of it—
still inside you.
You tell yourself you’re not quite ready.
That you need more clarity.
More credentials.
More money.
More time.
But clarity doesn’t come from waiting.
It comes from moving.
From starting.
From doing the thing, scared or not.
Getting ready to live is not the same as living.
You already know that.
So consider this your call.
A nudge.
A gentle prod forward.
You’ve got music in you.
Something only you can bring to the world.
And the world needs it.
Needs you.
Not someday.
Now.
Start where you are.
With whatever you have.
Even if it’s messy.
Even if you’re not sure.
Time will run out.
That’s the only guarantee.
So let it out.
Sing your song.
Paint your masterpiece.
Write the book.
Take the trip.
Say what needs to be said.
Before it’s too late.
(And when you’re ready to start making that dream happen, I can help. Email me: [email protected]
